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F6HHRSO QRP ALLFT817 5 watts Trap Dipole
F6IRASO HP 20Mjust few hours sunday for the fun. Will do better next time
G0OORSO LP ALLTime on air limited to electrical storms in local area otherwise OK
G3LSO QRP 20MVery enjoyable contest with my Qrp, excellent condx's all weekend, but I never heard any stations from PY or LU, some big scores given near the end !!. cu next year god willing 73 de Derrick G3LHJ
G3RSDSO LP 80MHeavy QRN
G3VYISO LP ALLAt last some dx on 10/15 thanks for the contest organisers 73
G3WRRSO LP ALLBands noisy & conditions poor - but still enjoyed it!
G3XSDChecklogCHECKLOG ONLY CHECKLOG ONLY CHECKLOG ONLY
G3XUDSO LP ALLHF DIPOLE AND LAZY QUAD FOR 40M. FT950
G3YMCSO QRP ALLCondtions OKish but heavy static here in the evenings
G3YRZSO LP 80MGave a few points using poor temporary antenna having moved recently. Indoor 20m folded dipole tuned against counterpoise
G3ZGCSO HP ALLJust a brief entry. 40m good 20m poor Saturday excellent Sunday. Some Sporadic E around
G4DDLSO LP ALLBad Thunderstorms on both nights made LF bands hard work
G4IUFSO LP 15MGreat to find 15 open, sorry not enough time to take ad
G4OZGSO QRP ALLStation:- KX3 5 watts, 80/40 trap dipole at 25 feet and homebrew vertical for 20, 15 and 10M
G5WM2Contest coincided with the biggest electrical storms for many years in UK. This meant that our operating hours were severely curtailed. Still a fun contest, though
G6NSO LP 80MNearby thunder storms for most of Saturday and Sunday evenings Static crashes made for difficult copy
G6XXSO HP ALLVery noisy conditions in England with electric storms throughout the country
G7PVZChecklogHad CAT issues, so only a checklog this time. Had localised thunderstorms and domestic chores, not much time to play
GM1JSO QRP 40MFew hours giving away points. Quiet conditions on Saturday with much more QRN on Sunday following thunder storms. Could hear many stations from the far east JA/YB but unfortunately QRP TX just not strong enough to manage a QSO! Nice to work a few NA stations as the contest finished
GM4UYZSA LP 20MEnjoyed what I managed
GM7VSO HP 15MLimited time - condx not very good. 73
GW2CWOSO LP 20MSome spells of pile-up practice while dodging thunderstorms
GW4BVJSO LP ALLCouldn't operate Saturday so was always in catch-up, but enjoyed it. Heck of a lot of local static Sunday
HA1BCSO HP ALLA lot of thunderstorms around caused strong QRN
HA2OSSO LP ALLKenwood TS850, 100W, 4B GP/Dipole
HA3DXSO HP ALLRig- YAESU FT2000 PA-HENRY 3K Premier Ant- 5 el monobander Yagis for 28-21-14MHz Lazy-H antennas for 7 MHZ (NW-SE/SW-NE). Quad -3,5MHz(NW/SE)-NVIS-3,5 MHz (N/S) Delta loops-1.8-Mhz/ K9AY I'd rather worked more on 20 mts. W6-W7 heard almost always here. Thanks for all QSO's! 73's from Hungary op-Charlie (HA4XH)
HA3FMRSA LP 40MRIG: FT-847 ANT: W3DZZ
HA3OUSA HP ALLRIG, YAESU FT-2000, AMERITRON AL-811 AMP [PWR 4-500W OUT] ANT, H/M 5Band HF6V VERTICAL (single feed line from the transmitter)
HA5NBSO QRP 160MIC 756 PRO III. 5 W, INV. V
HA6NLSA LP ALLICOM756pro 100w 3el yagi GP-s, dipoles
HA8BESO LP 160MRig: FT-950 Ant: Vertical (28m) Rx ant: EWE
HA9RPSO LP 20MIC730, VERTICAL
HA9TASO LP 15MIC7000, VERTICAL
HB9ARFSO HP ALLElecraft K3 + amplifier KPA500 ( 500 watts ) Antennas - Inverted L for 1.8 MHz - Dipole for 3.5 MHz Force 12 C-4s (2 elements on 14/21/28 MHz shortened Dipole on 7 MHz)
HB9CPSSO LP 160MVery bad QRN on Sunday
HB9DOSSO LP 40M100w, Dipole
HB9FIHSO QRP 40MCondx vy good. With KX3 and Buddy Stick not bad result Tnx to all which listend to me like a Fox.... As thank I corrected many wrong repeated call... See next time
HB9PKPSO QRP ALLOFFTIME: 2018-05-26 0800 2018-05-26 2130 OFFTIME: 2018-05-26 2300 2018-05-27 0730 OFFTIME: 2018-05-27 1030 2018-05-27 1800
HG3OSA HP ALLRig: YAESU FT2000 PA:HENRY 3K Premier Antennas :5 el monobander Long John Yagis for14MHz & 21MHz/ Bisquare antenna for14MHz (W-E/ Only part time effort during the rest periods of HA3DX. Thanks for all QSO's. 73's es GL! Janos (HA3UU)
HG4FSA HP 20MNice contest and propagation!
HG5OSO QRP 80MRIG: FT991A (5W) ANT: 9 BAND TRAP DIPOLE
HG6LMSLICOM-746, GP, 3 EL.YAGI, DIPOLES
HQ9XM2Nice to see the new antennas work!
I/DG1HXJSO LP ALLTS480/Outbacker/Campsite/JN65FK
I0/YO3XXChecklogIC 7300 AND A 6M LONG WIRE = FUN LOOSE OPERATION DUE TO 2 SMALL KIDS
I2IFTSA HP 80MStrong storms with a deafening noise both on Saturday and Sunday evening
I5YKQSO LP ALLts590s vert.ant
I7PHHSA HP 160MPoor propagation... no fun
IB9TSA HP 15MAbsolutely out of any better expectations of mine.On saturday, running the contest was a real fun, with good openings to Asia in the morning, good short skip to EU till early afternoon and unexpected nice runs to USA in the afternoon/evening. Totally different conditions on sunday a real challenge from sunrise to sunset. Thanks everybody for calls and QSOs!

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